In a country already boasting the honor of having the most museums per capita in the world, the opening of the Arab Museum of Contemporary Art and Heritage (AMOCAH) in the Galilee is nonetheless eliciting great excitement. The new museum – set to open its doors on December 13 –...

The House of Representatives is currently set to vote on the United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2014, which was passed unanimously by the Senate in September. The Senate’s bill was sponsored by Senators Barbara Boxer (D-Calif) and Roy Blunt (R- Mo.). The Times of Israel reports on some of the...

President Barack Obama has selected former Pentagon official Ashton Carter to serve as his next Secretary of Defense, according to reports. Carter, who served as Deputy Secretary of Defense—the Pentagon’s second-highest position—from 2011-2013 and as Assistant Secretary of Defense under Bill Clinton, is perceived to be particularly strong on nuclear non-proliferation issues, which may have implications...

Two Israelis were stabbed in an apparent terror attack in a Rami Levy supermarket outside of Jerusalem today. The attacker was shot and wounded while two suspects are being questioned. The Times of Israel reports: The assault took place at a Rami Levy supermarket in the Mishor Adumim industrial zone, east...

On Tuesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that the country would hold elections in the coming months, following prolonged friction between partners in the leader’s coalition: “[Lapid and Livni] tried to overthrow me,” Netanyahu said. “The government was under constant threats and ultimatums. The country cannot be run in...

As concern grows in the United States about the danger of head injuries to American football players after a spate of recent high-school deaths, an Israeli team has developed a new magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) diagnostic approach that can more easily visualize and assess the consequences of even mild injuries...